Editing Pope Adrian I (section)

===Franks===
[[File:Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I.jpg|thumb|15th Century miniature depicting Adrian I greeting the [[Franks|Frankish]] king [[Charlemagne]]]]
From 781 Adrian began dating papal documents by the years of Charlemagne's reign, instead of the reign of the [[Byzantine Emperor]].<ref>Asimov, I. (1968) ''The Dark Ages'', Boston: Houghton Mifflin, p. 157.</ref>

Friendly relations between pope and king were not disturbed by the theological dispute about the veneration of icons.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} In 787, [[Seventh Ecumenical Council|Second Council of Nicaea]], approved by Pope Adrian, had confirmed the practice and excommunicated the [[iconoclasm (Byzantine)|iconoclasts]]. Charlemagne, however, who had received the council's decisions only in a bad Latin translation, consulted with his theologians and sent the Pope the ''Capitulare contra synodum'' (792), a response critical of several passages found in the council's acts. He also had his theologians, including [[Theodulf of Orleans]], compose the more comprehensive ''[[Libri Carolini]]''. Pope Adrian reacted to the Capitulare with a defense of the council. In 794, a synod held at [[Frankfurt]] discussed the issue but refused to receive the Libri and contented itself with condemning extreme forms of veneration of icons.